Senior VFX Artist - Dead by Daylight

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

Our production is looking for a full-time Senior VFX Artist to join our talented team. As part of a small team, your work will directly contribute to the success of Dead By Daylight.

Can you create beautiful and performant visual effects for games? Do you have a technical mind and artistic views? Are you experienced in real-time graphics, lighting and shaders? Have you worked in Unreal Engine before?

As a Senior VFX Artist, you will create visual effects for the characters, dynamic atmosphere and ominous elements in the procedurally generated world. You will work with an experienced team with a lot of drive and energy. The ideal candidate is autonomous and resourceful, comes up with solutions with a keen eye for detail, and easily adapts to different styles and workflow.

In this role you will:

• Profile the entire particle and shader system and optimize them to maximize performance across different platforms.
• Create and manage all post-process materials.
• Bring the design and artistic direction visions to life to enhance the gameplay experience.
• Assist and collaborate with various departments to create and implement effects.
• Act as a bridge between design, art, and tech to find the best ways to add visual enhancements to gameplay mechanics.

What we're looking for:

• 5 years of experience as a VFX artist in the video game industry.
• 5 years of experience with Unreal Engine and related 3D software.
• In-depth knowledge of particle systems.
• Strong understanding and use of shaders.
• Solid foundation in modeling, texturing, UV mapping, and lighting.
• Passion for VFX and animation in the video game field.
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to work within a team.
• Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• Knowledge of various game engines is a plus.
• Knowledge of Houdini is a plus